Coming Tuesday, April 28 to Yellow Bicycle Theater
Coming May 2 to VFW Post 8051
Waiting for Westy
A reading of a new play by Joshua Crone
Saturday, May 2 at 2 pm, VFW Post 8051, Pay What You Can [TICKETS]
The night before their memorial is unveiled, Vietnam veterans from South Philly learn that retired General Westmoreland plans to visit their post. The third play in a trilogy about war and its aftermath that began with Ashes, Ashes (shortlisted for The Bridge Award) and continued with A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates (winner of The Lieutenant William Broyles Award), “Waiting for Westy” follows a group of Vietnam veterans as they struggle to reconcile their feelings about the war and its leaders.
A reading of a new play by Joshua Crone hosted by VFW Post 8051 to raise funds for a Barrymore-eligible run at Yellow Bicycle Theater for Memorial Day. Featuring Thoeger Hansen, Richard Roddy, Joshua Crone, Lenny Ramos and Giacomo Badalamenti II. Inspired by true events.
Donate to Yellow Bicycle Collective
Your tax-deductible donation to Yellow Bicycle Collective will help us bring a new play about Philly’s Vietnam veterans to Yellow Bicycle Theater for a Barrymore-eligible run this Memorial Day. It will also help subsidize our training program for young artists and enable us to offer free performances and content, such as the open-captioned performance of A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C. for the 250th Marine Corps Birthday and the making-of documentary A Marine Goes to Washington.
A Marine Goes to Washington: Mission Accomplished
Well, we got ‘er done. Our free, open-captioned performance of A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates moved a D.C. audience to laughter and tears the weekend of the 250th Marine Corps Birthday. You can ride along with Yellow Bicycle Collective to D.C. and watch the full show in our newly released documentary A Marine Goes to Washington, available free on YouTube this holiday season.
The film and free performance were funded entirely by donations to Yellow Bicycle Collective, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Philadelphia. Special thanks to John and Kay Stanney, Nick and Lorie Howley, Micah and Allison Petersen, Maryellen Van Royen, Lydia Howery, Mary Fusco, Anthony Chang, Kelley Izatt, Elizabeth Pringle, the Tyrell Family and everyone who put a donation in the combat helmet after shows. Semper Fi and thank you for your support!